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峇
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1 · ba1
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 5 senses · 3 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
baa1 · hap1 · hap6
Cantonese word readings for 峇. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- Used in transcription. Chiefly for place names in Southeast Asia.
character · Etymology 2
- (historical dictionaries only) cave; cavern
character · Etymology 3
- (Hokkien) closed tightly
- (Hokkien) close; agreeing; matching; harmonious
character · Etymology 4
- (Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien) lad; young man
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